Store front construction



` 27, 193s. w, STAHL 2,141,564

' STORE FRONT CONSTRUCTION F'iled April 24, 1937 f I J www ATTRNEY.

Patented Dec. 27, 1938 UNITED sr'rss ATENT Ormea 3 Claims.

My invention relates to store front constructions, and particularly, although not necessarily, to those constructions embodying inner and outer mouldings of extruded metal and between which -f blocks are located for supporting the pane of glass between the mouldings.

During the glass-setting operation in store front constructions of this character, the glasssupporting blocks are rst adjusted along the inner moulding to those points most advantageous to minimize breakage, and then the glass is poised on the blocks while the outer moulding is applied. Heretofore, the supporting vblocks have been unattached to the inner moulding and, hence, it frequently occurs that prior to or during application of the outer moulding the supporting blocks tilt transversely and occasionally longitudinally to cause the glass to fall therefrom and crack or break.

My invention contemplates the provision oi a store front construction in which a connection is provided between the moulding and the supporting blocks, which is constructed and arranged to permit independent adjustment of the blocks along the length of the moulding so that they may occupy the most advantageous points of support for the glass, and in any such position of adjustmenty to be secured against any tilting movement and thereby form an immovable glass support which eliminates the possibility of the glass falling from the blocks during application of the outer moulding.

It is also a purpose of my invention to provide a glass-supporting block or member which is characterized by its structural form to permit of its being constructed from extruded metal and cut in any desired length, and to clear the screws or other fastening members employed for securing the inner moulding to the sill of the store 40 front, so that unrestricted sliding adjustment of the block lengthwise on the moulding can be effected.

I will describe only one form of store front construction embodying my invention and will then point out the novel features thereof in the accompanying claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a View showing in front elevation one form of store front construction embodying my invention, with portions of the outer moulding broken away to show the glass-supporting blocks.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional perspective (Cl. .Z-56.4)

View oi the sill, the inner moulding, and one of the glass-supporting blocks.

In carrying out my invention I provide a store front construction having a conventional form of frame I5, the lower part of which constitutes a sill I6. Within the frame. is the rough flooring which forms a bottom stop I1, while at the top of the frame are one or more top stops I8 also formed of wood.

Seated on the sill I6 and abutting the bottom stop I1 is an inner moulding M secured in place by screws I9. This inner moulding is formed of extruded metal and it comprises a vertical lpart having at its upper edge a downwardly extending flange 2l provided with an upwardly extending lip 22 which bears against the inner side of a pane of .glass 23. The moulding also includes a horizontal part 24 extending from the lower edge of the vertical part 20 and provided at its free longitudinal edge with a raised and coextensive horizontal lip 25. It is through this horizontal part 24 that the screws I9 extend into the sill I 6 for securing the moulding in place.

Coacting with the inner moulding M to hold the glass 23 in place in the frame, is an outer moulding M also formed by extruded metal and made in sections to extend around the four edges of the glass, as shown in Fig. 1. The outer moulding comprises an intermediate vertical part 26 through which screws 21 extend and pass through the vertical part 2U of the inner moulding and into the bottom stop I1 for securing the outer moulding in place.

Inclined upwardly from the intermediate part 26 is a flange 28 on which a vertical lip 29 is formed and adapted to bear against the outer side of the glass. Inclined downwardly and outwardly from the lower edge of the intermediate part 26 is a lower flange Y30 provided with an inwardly extending horizontal lip 3|.

Except in the instance of the bottom section of the outer moulding, the lip 3l is of such width as to abut the stops I8, but the lip for the bottom moulding section is relatively narrow and extends beneath the lip of the inner moulding. This arrangement of lips 25 and 3| functions to properly aline the outer moulding and definitely position it with respect to the inner moulding in a manner to lock it against upward movement thereon. Y

To support the glass 23 between the mouldings M and M I provide blocks or members B at least two of which are preferably arranged adjacent the ends of the glass, as shown in Fig. 1, to minimize breakage. Each block is made of extruded metal cut in any required length andV comprising a at top 32 on which the glass may directly rest or indirectly rest by the interpositioning of a cushioning pad (not shown). Legs 33 and 3d extend downwardly from the opposite edges of the top 32 to give to the block the cross sectionalform of an inverted U.

On leg 33 is formed on its outer face with va coextensive groove 35 of dove-tail form in crosssection to slidably receive a correspondingly shaped tongue 36 formed on the confronting face of the vertical part 20 of the inner moulding M. Manifestly, this connection is so constructed and arranged as to permit sliding adjustment of the block on the moulding to position it at any point along the length of the moulding, and yet,rthe block is secured against any transverse or longitudinal tilting in any position of adjustment.

Obviously, the screws I9 do not interfere with sliding adjustment of the block because the spacing of legs 33 and 34 is such that they clear the` screws. Y

Thus, once the blocks have been adjusted to the desired positions on the moulding and the glass set onthe blocks, there'is nopossibility ofY nection between the inner moulding and block, it is to be understood that Various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from thespirit of my invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim.: Y

1. In a store front construction; a moulding; a tongue on the moulding; and a glass-supportingY member havingV a groove therein slidably receiving'sad tongue to allow adjustment of said member along the moulding and yet secure the member against transverse movement relative to the moulding.

2. In a storefront construction; a sill; a moulding on the Ysill having a horizontal part anda vertical part; fastening members extending through the horizontal part and into the sill for securing the moulding to the sill; a glass- Vsl'ipporting'member adjustab-le along the horizontal part and open at its bottom Vto clear the, vfastening members; and a connection between the vertical part and said ymember for so securing the two together that the member is retained against transverse movement yet permitting adjustment thereof along themoulding.

3. In a store front construction; a sill; a moulding on the sill having a horizontal part and a Vertical part; fastening members extending through thehorizontal part and into the sill for securing the mouldingto the sill; a glass-supporting member adjustable along the horizontal part'and open at its bottom to clear the fastening members; a tongue longitudinally on the vertical part; and a groove longitudinally in the confronting side of said member slidably receiving the tongue.: Y

' WILLIAM STAHL. 

